The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-05

treasure. Perhaps said some, Martha
shrank from talking with her father
about James wealth and ways OF in
creasing it. For all knew this, that
Martha had retained in all her life the
morality and ideas OF Peleg, while
James had those OF hisiather lchabod.
James went back to town, and
lnchabod was restless; yearning Tor
the delights OF a horsetrade. and
bordering much about his lesson III
corners"
One forenoon in February Ichabou,
with his ounger son Sam by his side,
was riding down the mountain road
in his cutter. Aunt Lyddy had thrown
II tin can into the sleigh us they start
ed, saying, stop at the store, Sam,
and get some Kerosene" The mare
was swift, a likely-looking animal,
with defect which made her worth.
less, but only !chabod knew OF it, and
also a man fifty miles away from
whom he had bought her cheap by
reason thereof.
mo chance to get her of on Peleg,"
he thought to himself, nor on any
one else around here. They wouldn't
buy horse OF me at any price, and
he chuCkled as he remembered how he
had educated that neighborhood in
horsellesh and horse trading and
at what n cost to them and gain to
HIM. Il don't see how corner in
horses could be fixed up in these parts.
It's first-rate idea, that corner busl-
ness. It's honest, too, according TO
James. James says every body in
New York consideres it honest" Then
aloud, Sammy. what was it your
mother wanted?'
kerosene. suppose Peleg's got
some He only gets barrel at n time;
but it amt likely he'd let himself get
out of it.
Ichabod had an idea. He pulled up
the mare to walk, and looked Mt the
sun and mountain ridge and hereby
knew that il lacked twenty minutes
and more OF being noon; and he knew
also that as regularly as the
sun swung over that peak ut mid. |
day, Just so regularly would |
Peieg leave his store and go to his |
house quarter mile down theroad Tor |
dinner. Then he stopped awhile, and |
when the mare grew FESTIVE he let her !
go, walking slowly, and so, stopping |
and walking, when he came in sight |
OF the store he saw Peleg's hugh form |
coming out and going towards his
house. Then he drove on, hitched /
his horse under the store shed, threw |
n blanket over her, went in and found |
GEORGE. the clerk in the store.
Got any kerosene, GeorgeY"
eyes, plenty"
"How much is plenty?" and he
walked around the counter with
George and into the Darkroom where |
oils and hams and like merchandise |
were kept. George wasnot a brilliant |
boy, but quite bright enough fora hon /
est lot OF customers. Peleg would not |
havesold out to any one hisentire st ock |
OF n useful article, likely to be in daily |
demand But George did not look 80 |
far ahead. There was about u hall
barrel of the fluid on hand, and lcha-
bod, aided by Sam, hurriedly helped
George draw it of, gallon by gallon,
and pour it in another barrel, paid |
cash for it, got the barrel into the /
cutter, and IN four minutes rolled the |
barrel out into the snow mile rom
the village toward the farm. Then |
they turned the mare and in five min |
utes more were at Peleg's door, shout |
ing till Peleg came out.
Now, without knowing the two men, /
and the ways OF up-country men in /
general, you can hardly appreciate the
Kramer in which Ichabod handled hon
est old Peleg, and brought about
. tla,, a1a He ham m
81 say, Peleg, Ii you pretend TO keep
a store, you ought to keep what peo. /
Pile want. Here I've got to drive tif' /
teen miles this cold afternoon to the
nearest store there is to yet some ker' /
osene, lest because you ain tgot any"
81 haven't got any? I've got plenty.
How much do you wantg" 81 want I
four gallons. and George says there |
isn't pint left in your store.and I'd
rather give $40 than 20 to Ralltown. /
with this rheumatic in my back. It's
time you knew how to keep N storefor a
country like this. You make money
enough TO accommodate people, and
he poured forth TRADE OF abuse. Pc
leg. usually calm, became excited. lie
declared over and over again that
there was plenty of Kerosene ut the
store, and Icnabod denied it and 10.
fused to 90 back with him.
Put up Your money on It II you
dare" said Ichabod. ITS worth
twenty dollars, making me go TO Rail
town such a day"
81 don't bet" said Peleg, Gas you
know very well, lchabod; but if you'll
90 back to the store and ! don't fur.